Adler was born in New York City, New York He graduated from Queens College in 1968 with a bachelor s degree in economics and education For the next nine years, he worked as a mathematics teacher for the New York City Board of Education, while taking classes towards a master s degree in marketing, a degree he was awarded by New York University in 1971 In that same year, a question from his then three year old nephew inspired Adler to write his first story, A Little at a Time, subsequently published by Random House in 1976 Adler s next project, a series of math books, drew on his experience as a math teacher In 1977, he created his most famous character, Cam Jansen, originally featured in Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds, which was published that year.Adler married psychologist Renee Hamada in 1973, and their first child, Michael, was born in 1977 By that time Adler had taken a break from teaching and, while his wife continued her work, he stayed home, took care of Michael, and began a full time writing career.Adler s son, Michael S Adler, is now the co author of several books with his father, including A Picture Book of Sam Adams, A Picture Book of John Hancock, and A Picture Book of James and Dolly Madison Another son, Edward, was the inspiration for Adler s Andy Russell series, with the events described in the series loosely based on adventures the Adler family had with Edward s enthusiasm and his pets.As of November 2008, Adler has three sons and two grandsons He lives in Woodmere, New York.Information taken from enpedia wiki David_A.

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Amber Griffin

This would be an easy yet informative read for Elementary aged children. This book would be ideal for an introduction to the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolution War. It goes in chronological order and states the dates which will help children create a timeline of the events to understand Paul Revere's life and all of the occurrences of the wars. 7 of the illustrations show guns and death, but they are not gory illustrations and would be suitable for kids. In the back of the book i [...]

This is a biography based on Paul Revere. It begins with a brief background on Paul Revere, how he left school at thirteen, how he fought in different wars, and how he had sixteen children. This biography could be used as an introductory source to the French and Indian Wars, the Sons Of Liberty, the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, the Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party, the Revolutionary War, the Second Continental Congress, the Declaration of Independence, and the Treaty of Paris.

Another nice addition to David Adler's picture book biographies for children. Includes an informative easy to follow story line, additional authors note and a time line; making this a good read for grade school kids when learning about the American Revolution or just for fun.